It’s said that breakups are hardest on the kids, or in this case, the dog. In late 2012, Hank, a 5-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, lost his home due to a breakup. The NorCal GSP Rescue in Menlo Park, Calif., took him in and quickly got him some much-needed help. That initial help, though, wasn’t a… read more

Claudia’s granddaughter Arianna, 9, has continually asked her grandparents for a dog as a birthday or Christmas present. Even though Arianna has aspirations of being a veterinarian and is great with animals, Claudia (who asked that her last name not be used) knew that a 9-year-old wasn’t ready to take on full responsibility of owning… read more

“Puppy strangles” sounds like a terrible disease. Its proper name, juvenile cellulitis, makes it seem a bit less scary. And it should. While the condition is something that only puppies normally get, it is curable, and, depending on the disease’s progression at time of treatment, a puppy can even recover from the immune-mediated pustular disorder… read more

“I love the fact that it may help humans someday.” After finding out that his 10-year-old Munsterlander had a tumor on his jaw, opting for a new $8,000 surgery to remove part of the lower jaw, then seeing Whiskey become the face of the ground-breaking procedure, that’s what Tom Swierk, Whiskey’s owner, has to say…. read more